Sewer sampling, the authors say, could be expanded to track other infectious diseases such as H5N1 avian flu or mpox or to detect unexpected pathogens.
Plaque growth can lead to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and other life-threatening cardiovascular events for as long as 1 year.
Post-exertional malaise, or exercise intolerance, was seen in 36% of those with long COVID.
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Substance use among US kids 10 to 14 years old remained relatively stable during the first 6 months of the pandemic, according to longitudinal study results published yesterday in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
And those not vaccinated are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized for COVID.
Also, 21% of patients caused 80% of infections, UK researchers find.
With no planes landing in Kabul, "We have no way to get supplies into the country."
The number of older adults who are homebound (leaving home once a week or less) increased in 2020 over the prior decade, according to a research letter yesterday in JAMA Internal Medicine. The researchers say that this could affect social, psychological, and physical needs because of factors such as physical distancing and caretaker or telehealth access.
Full approval allows more businesses, schools, and organizations to mandate vaccine use among employees and students.
Also, illness severity in close contacts and index patients appears to be linked.
Auckland, the country's largest city and main hot spot, will have restrictions in place until at least Aug 31.
Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 significantly decreased the probability of virus culture positivity in breakthrough cases versus cases in unvaccinated healthcare workers, according to a study on the non–peer-reviewed research server, medRxiv.
A modeling study shows that risk-based vaccine allocation may be most effective.
